Leaf: Evergreen medium green, hairless,and leathery leaf up to 2.5 inches long attached to stalks all connected to one central stalk Habitat: Moist area with partial light. Can withstand a variety of environment. Fruit:None Bark:None Location: Beach Valley Trail Upper Bridge in partial sunlight Other features: Medium short roots and very scaly stalks. Description: Prefers in direct sunlight and its spores are restricted to its upper leaflets. The plants themselves live in small loose colonies. Spores: Are on the top leaflets and are round and reddish brown Stalk: Stalk of each leaf is stout and scaly. Range: Mainly along the eastern coast from Lousiana to Maine Toxicity: Unknown Importance: Provides shelter for many insects and it serves as a great decoration
The decoration factor is a cool fact and cool connection to humans.
Christmas Fern
Polystichum arostichoides
Habitat: Moist area with partial light. Can withstand a variety of environment.
Fruit:None
Bark:None
Location: Beach Valley Trail Upper Bridge in partial sunlight
Other features: Medium short roots and very scaly stalks.
Description: Prefers in direct sunlight and its spores are restricted to its upper leaflets. The plants themselves live in small loose colonies.
Spores: Are on the top leaflets and are round and reddish brown
Stalk: Stalk of each leaf is stout and scaly.
Range: Mainly along the eastern coast from Lousiana to Maine
Toxicity: Unknown
Importance: Provides shelter for many insects and it serves as a great decoration
The decoration factor is a cool fact and cool connection to humans.